Bayern have announced the appointment of Max Eberl

Changes in the structure of Bavaria. After announcing, just five days ago, that Thomas Tuchel will stop being their coach at the end of this season, the Munich club announced this Monday the appointment of Max Eberl as the new sports director. The former German footballer, 50, has succeeded Christopher Freundappointed in September 2023 to replace Hasan Salihamidzicand who, according to ‘Kicker‘, will go to the place of youth.

“Is something different”

“I spent my whole childhood and youth in Bayern and in Munich, so it is something special for me to now return to a new position in the club where it all started. The position of sports director is a big challenge, which I will face with great respect and humility, but with more enthusiasm”, the first words of Eberl as sports director of Bavariaa position he already held between 2008 and 2022 in Borussia Monchengladbach.

As a player, Eberl He passed through all the lower categories of Bavariain which subsidiary he played 51 games, making his first team debut in October 1991, in a Bundesliga match against Stuttgart.

For his part, the president of the Bavarian group, Herbert Hainersaid he was very happy “to appoint Max Eberl as sporting director. Not only does he have decades of experience in football management, but he also started playing football at Bayern and became a professional here. We are convinced that he will provide shape and success will define the future of this club,” he concluded.

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